Directed Electives

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

ANSC 107: General Animal Science – 3 credit hrs.
(lab not required; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
ANSC 108: General Animal Science Laboratory – 1 credit hr.
(ANSC 107 is a co-requisite when taking ANSC 108; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
ANSC 210: Companion Animal Science – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)
ANSC/NUTR 303: Animal Nutrition – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)
ANSC 318: Animal Feeds and Feeding – 3 credit hrs.
(available Fall/Spring/Summer)
ANSC 320: Animal Nutrition and Feeding – 3 credit hrs.
(available online only in Spring)
ANSC/FSTC 326: Food Bacteriology – 3 credit hrs.
(lab not required; available Fall and Spring)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

ANTH 435: Medical Anthropology – 3 credit hrs.

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

(Note: BICH 410 and BICH 411 not approved as BIMS Directed Electives)
BICH 412: Biochemistry Laboratory I – 1 credit hr. (available Fall)
BICH 414: Biochemical Techniques I – 2 credit hrs. (available Spring)
BICH/GENE 431: Molecular Genetics – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)
BICH/GENE 432: Laboratory in Molecular Genetics – 2 credit hrs.
(available Fall/Spring)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

BIMS 110: One Health in Action – 1 credit hr. (available Fall/Spring)
BIMS 125: Animals in Society – 1 credit hr. section only (available Fall/Spring)
BIMS 289: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)
BIMS 291: Research (U1/U2 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
BIMS 380: Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies: Best Practices
(CBK not required; available Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 then tentatively)
BIMS/GENE 405: Mammalian Genetics – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall)
BIMS/GENE 421: Advanced Human Genetics – 3 credit hrs. (available Spring)
BIMS 481: Seminar in Biomedical Science – 1 credit hr.
(C-intensive credit; available Fall and Spring tentatively)
BIMS 484: Biomedical Science Field Experience – 2 credit hrs.
(approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
BIMS 485: Directed Studies (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
BIMS 489: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)
BIMS 491: Research (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

(courses count as BIMS W-intensive credit until further notice)
BIOL 401: Critical Writing in Biology – 1 credit hr.
(must be CBK complete; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
BIOL 402: Communicating Biological Research to the Public – 1 credit hr.
(must be CBK complete; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
BIOL 403: Medical Narratives – 1 credit hr.
(must be CBK complete; available Fall/Spring/Summer)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

COMM 370: Health Communication – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

ENTO 208: Veterinary Entomology – 2 credit hrs.
(co-requisite ENTO 209; available Fall/Spring)
ENTO 209: Veterinary Entomology Laboratory – 1 credit hr.
(co-requisite ENTO 208; available Fall/Spring)
ENTO 210: Global Public Health Entomology – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)
ENTO 423: Medical Entomology – 2 credit hrs.
(co-requisite ENTO 427; available Fall/Spring)
ENTO 425: Disease Ecology – 3 credit hrs. (available Spring only)
ENTO 427: Medical Entomology Laboratory – 1 credit hr.
(co-requisite ENTO 423; available Fall/Spring)
ENTO/FIVS 431: The Science of Forensic Entomology – 3 credit hrs.
(available Spring only)
ENTO/FIVS 432: Applied Forensic Entomology – 1 credit hr.
(available Spring only)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

HLTH 354: Medical Terminology for the Health Professions – 3 credit hrs.

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

MKTG 443/PHLT 426: The Business of Healthcare – 3 credit hrs.
(available Fall only)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

NUTR 202: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition – 3 credit hrs.

NUTR 222: Nutrition for Health and Health Care- 3 credit hrs.
(Distance Education only; available Fall/Spring)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

URPN 370: Health Systems Planning – 3 credit hours
(available Fall/Spring/Summer)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

VIBS 111: Biodefense, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism – 1 credit hr.
(available Fall/Spring)
VIBS 201: History of Neuroscience
VIBS 210: 21^st Century Global One Health – 1 credit hr. (available Fall only)
VIBS 211: 21^st Century Biological Threats – 1 credit hr. (available Spring only)
VIBS 222: Great Poisonings of the World – 3 credit hrs. (not scheduled in 3 years)
VIBS 243: Introductory Mammalian Histology – 2 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)
VIBS/NRSC 277: Essential Neuroscience – 3 credit hrs. (available Fall/Spring)
VIBS 285: Directed Studies (U1/U2 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VIBS 289: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)
VIBS 305: Biomedical Anatomy – 4 credit hrs. (unknown availability at this time)
VIBS 310: Biomedical Writing – 1 credit hr.
(Fall-only, education abroad-only at this time)
VIBS 343: Histology – 4 credit hrs. (available Fall only)
VIBS/NRSC 401: Developmental Neurotoxicology – 3 credit hrs.
(VIBS/NRSC 489 in Sp’24 then VIBS/NRSC 401 in Fall and Spring)
VIBS 411: Tumor Cell Biology and Carcinogenesis – 3 credit hrs. (available Spring)
VIBS 413: Introduction to Epidemiology – 3 credit hrs. (
VIBS 422: Endocrine Toxicology
VIBS 424: Biomedical Neuroendocrinology and Endocrine Disorders
VIBS/ENTO 426: Methods in Vector-Borne Disease Ecology (by application)
VIBS 443: Biology of Mammalian Cells and Tissues
VIBS 445: Applying Peer Teaching Principles in Biomedical Anatomy
VIBS/NRSC 450: Mammalian Functional Neuroanatomy
VIBS 485: Directed Studies (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VIBS 489: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

VLCS 485: Directed Studies (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

VSCS 485: Directed Studies (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

VTPB 212: Genetics in the News
VTPB 221: Great Diseases of the World
VTPB 285: Directed Studies (U1/U2 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VTPB 289: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)
VTPB 301/RWFM 309: Wildlife Diseases
VTPB 303: Medical Communication in the International Community
VTPB 407: Advanced Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory (McAllen only)
VTPB 409: Introduction to Immunology
VTPB 410: Cell Mechanisms of Disease
VTPB 411: One Health and Tropical Ecology
VTPB 438: Biomedical Virology
VTPB 460: Mammalian Cell Pathobiology
VTPB 485: Directed Studies (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VTPB 489: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)

(course descriptions with prerequisites)

VTPP 123: Foundations of Physiology
VTPP 207: Methodologies of Physiology Education Research
VTPP 208: Analysis and Evaluation of Physiology Education
VTPP 223: Design of Experiments for Physiology Research
VTPP 224: In Vitro Experimentation in Physiology Research
VTPP 234: Design of Models for Physiology Research
VTPP 235: Analysis and Validation of Models for Physiology Research
VTPP 281: Seminar
VTPP 285: Directed Studies (U1/U2 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VTPP 289: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)
VTPP 291: Research (U1/U2 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VTPP 401/BMEN 400: History of Human and Veterinary Medicine in Europe
VTPP 404: Food Toxicology and Safety
VTPP 420: Applied Pharmacology
VTPP 425: Pharmacology
VTPP 427: Applied Biomedical Physiology
VTPP 429: Introduction to Toxicology
VTPP 438: Analysis of Genomic Signals
VTPP 444: Practicum in Biomedical Research
VTPP 452: Fetal & Embryo Physiology
VTPP 481: Seminar
VTPP 485: Directed Studies (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)
VTPP 489: Special Topics in . . . – could be 1 to 4 credit hours
(not always scheduled)
VTPP 491: Research (U3/U4 classification only – approval form required before registration; available Fall/Spring/Summer)